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Retired generals, long able to find work with defense contractors, are also double-dipping with the Pentagon, according to a study published this week by USA Today.

After months of debate and division, the U.S. Senate is primed to confirm David F. Hamilton of Indiana for a seat on a federal appeals court.

Michael W. Scott had been scheduled to receive a lifetime achievement award today from a Chicago nonprofit group combatting violence.

To say that Preet Bharara has hit the ground running since he started his new job would be an understatement.

The health care swarm

By Laurie Bennett  |  November 13, 2009

Tracking the players in the health care debate is just slightly less complicated than mapping DNA.

Deliberations were scheduled to begin today in the trial of two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers.

Paul Pelosi has decades of experience in avoiding the spotlight.

Two seemingly unrelated investment stories roused the press and the public this week.

In what was a generally good Election Day nationwide for Republicans and conservatives, Democrats prevailed in a special election in New York’s sprawling 23rd Congressional District.

For rich politicians wanting to hold onto their jobs, Election Night 2009 was unnerving.

Geoffrey Canada, the CEO of the not-for-profit Harlem Children’s Zone, may be wondering about the cost of connections.

Despite the Obama administration’s position against the undue influence of lobbying, a good number of lobbyists and trade group execs have been stopping by 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Half of the members of the House Appropriations subcommittee on defense are being investigated by congressional ethics panels.

Recent events in Afghanistan haven’t returned Peter Galbraith to his old job, but they have brought affirmation.

When Michael Jackson died in June, the words “RIP Michael Jackson” on Twitter and Facebook broke the news to millions of people.



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